Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme

Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project
Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme is located in India
Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme
Location of Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project in India
Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme is located in Telangana
Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme
Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (Telangana)
LocationTelangana, India
Coordinates15°57′49″N 78°8′47″E / 15.96361°N 78.14639°E / 15.96361; 78.14639
PurposeIrrigation, power, and transport
StatusCompleted/Inaugurated
Construction began2015
Opening date16 September 2023; 15 months ago (16 September 2023)
Construction cost₹ 35,000 crores
Owner(s)Telangana Irrigation Department
Operator(s)Telangana Irrigation Department
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKrishna River
Heightup to top of earth dam above the lowest river bed.
Spillway typeChute spillway
Reservoir
Total capacity67.52 TMCFT

The Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project (PRLIP) is an irrigation project in the state of Telangana, India.[1] The project aims to make 12.3 lakh acres of parched lands in erstwhile combined Mahabubnagar district into fertile lands.[2] The project is built on the Krishna river at a cost of ₹ 35,000 crore in Nagarkurnool district.[3][4] On 16 September 2023, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao operationalised the first phase of Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme at Yellur-Narlapur pump house in Nagarkurnool district.[5][6] The project will change the future of six districts viz, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Vikarabad in South Telangana.[7][8]

History

Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao laid the foundation stone of irrigation project on 11 June 2015.[9] The project aims to divert 70 TMC of flood water from Krishna River at Jurala project.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Telangana CM unveils Phase-I of ₹50,000 crore Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme". 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ Chandrashekhar, B. (15 September 2023). "Telangana CM to set operation of PRLIS in motion by switching on first pump today". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "KCR to inaugurate ₹35k-cr irrigation project on Krishna on Sept 16". 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ "PRLIS engineers plan to commission Yellur pump-house by month-end". The Hindu. 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Telangana CM KCR inaugurates lift irrigation project to fill Anjanagiri reservoir with water from Krishna River". 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ Chandrashekhar, B. (16 September 2023). "KCR commissions first pump of Palamuru-Rangareddy project". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "KCR Inaugurates Massive Irrigation Project, "Bahubali Pumps" To Serve 6 Districts". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. ^ "PRLIS set for inauguration despite being off full capacity". Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. ^ "KCR lays foundation for Rs.35,000-crore lift irrigation project". The Hindu. 11 June 2015.